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Zamzam University of Science and Technology (ZUST), Mogadishu
Zamzam University of Science and Technology grew out of an agricultural training school that the Zamzam Foundation started in 2012. It became a university in 2013, opened a faculty of agriculture in 2014 and medicine in 2015, and moved to a permanent campus at KM11, Weydow, Mogadishu, on 4 September 2016. It also has campuses in Baidoa and Jowhar.
In short
Zamzam University of Science and Technology (ZUST) is a Somali university founded in 2013 (Wikipedia). Its main campus is in Mogadishu, and it has campuses in Baidoa and Jowhar (same source).
From farm school to university
In 2012 the Zamzam Foundation started an agricultural training school (Wikipedia). Its stated purpose was "rebuilding food production system of the country and accelerate its yield, while promoting income generation for low-income families" (same source). The school ran 22 training programmes (same source).
Timeline
From Wikipedia's account (Wikipedia):
- 2013: the training school became ZUST and offered its first graduate-level courses.
- 2014: the faculty of agriculture opened.
- 2015: the faculty of medicine opened.
- 4 September 2016: the permanent campus at KM11, Weydow, Mogadishu, began work.
- Now: six faculties and a centre for graduate studies.
Research and business centres
ZUST lists these centres (Wikipedia):
- Research and Innovation Center (RIC)
- Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Studies (SAES)
- Center for Poultry Production
- Zamzam Techno Park
- BINA Business Incubator, Somalia
Graduations
- October 2023: 181 students received certificates from the faculties of health science, medicine and surgery, business and management, agricultural science, engineering, and computer and information science (ZUST, 31 October 2023).
- 2025: the 8th graduation, for the class of 2025. Guests included Mohamed Abdi Xayir (Maareeye), federal Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation (ZUST).
Leaders
Wikipedia names Prof. Dr Ahmed Mumin Warfa among its leaders, and Mohamud Mohamed Harbi as head from 2022 (Wikipedia). The university's 2025 graduation report names Mahmoud Mohamed Hassan as president (ZUST).
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Sources
- Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- ZUST, 31 October 2023 · zust.edu.so
- ZUST · zust.edu.so
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